This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
3
Miss Ann Malone of Fort Worth, a college student with June White, was a holiday guest at the Bob White residence.
A string of visits and family gatherings spans Fort Worth Houston Port Arthur Dallas Waco Commerce Decatur and other cities as Mr and Mrs J E French Mr and Mrs Alvis Cornell and families and numerous relatives spend the Christmas and New Year holidays with kin from Henning White Davies Crittenden Cook Worley Ratliff and Chandler in homes across the region.
Rev. Neal Jones of Dallas filled in at Stoneburg Baptist Church while Rev. Dwight Baker visited his father in Tipton Oklahoma. Shirrell Roland returned from Del Rio with two fine deer. Misses Dorothy Gene and Norma Gene Heath visited home in Denton after holidays. Fishermen and relatives share stories as families travel for Christmas.
Soil conservationists warn wind erosion will intensify across northwest and west Texas due to drought and lack of cover crops. In Bowie area peanut farms show desertlike damage as sand piles in fence rows and roads. Merrill reports 2,629,000 acres blowing in Texas with 568,000 more in sandy regions. cover crops and sorghum stubble help, but permanent relief is limited.
Bowie residents visited family in Bowie and with relatives in Queen's Peak and Wichita Falls. Notable mentions include Mr and Mrs Alex Lyons Mrs Nix Mr and Mrs David Gregory and Mr and Mrs Earl Gregory and Mr and Mrs Lee Bates visiting their parents. Dave Threadgill completed a durable rock barn and stock shelter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.